Eldora

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Eldora

Total population

2,617

Median home value

$133,000

21.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,188

Eldora$77k

National$74k

Weather54°F · Clear

Coordinates42.36°, -93.10°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Eldora is a city and the county seat of Hardin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,663 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Hardin County.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Eldora, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Stuart Buchanan

American actor (1894-1974)

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Edward B. Burling

American lawyer

George Gardner Fagg

United States federal judge

J

Jonathan Hole

American actor (1904–1998)

Kay Griffel

Operatic spinto soprano

Polly Granzow

American politician

Willet Martin Hays

American botanist (1859-1928)

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Winifred Ward

American drama teacher (1884–1975)

John Herbert Quick

American writer

R

Ray Taylor

American politician from Iowa (1923-2015)

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Hazel Strayer

American drama teacher and theatre director

T

Thomas Megan

Roman Catholic clergyman

Blanche Greer

American artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Steamboat Rock
  3.7 mi away
• Union
  8.3 mi away
• Wellsburg
  10.3 mi away
• Holland
  15.7 mi away
• Garden City
  17 mi away
• Radcliffe
  17.3 mi away
• Bradford
  20.6 mi away · pop. 178
• Green Mountain
  23 mi away
• Popejoy
  23.2 mi away · pop. 109
• State Center
  24.1 mi away
• Williams
  24.1 mi away
• Colo
  26.4 mi away · pop. 686

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Eldora

Dispersion sale of Scotch shorthorns

H. W. Emeny · 1918

Marshall County and adjoining counties of central Iowa announce their 88th shorthorn sale (horned & polled)

Marshall County Shorthorn Breeders Association · 1963

Mar-Da-D's Farm the first shorthorn production sale and field day

Marilyn Petty · 1971

Catalogue of the library

Iowa. Industrial School (Eldora) · 1907

The reliable cook book

Eldora Congregational Church (Iowa). Ladies' Society · 1907

Iowa underground

Greg A. Brick · 2004

The hook & eye

Donovan L. Hofsommer · 2005

Shorthorn junior activities

Iowa Junior Shorthorn Association · 1975

Search results from Open Library.